herbs 1 - herbs that release the exterior

Question 0

ma huang (ephedrae herba): channels

Answer 0

LU - wei

UB - tai yang

Question 1

ma huang (ephedrae herba) category

Answer 1

release the exterior

Question 2

ma huang (ephedrae herba): properties taste and temp

Answer 2

acrid
slightly bitter
warm

Question 3

ma huang (ephedrae herba): contraindications

Answer 3

spontaneous sweat fm exterior xu
night sweat fm yin xu
kd xu (asthma)
hypertension

Question 4

ma huang (ephedrae herba) fx

Answer 4

induce sweating

Question 5

ma huang (ephedrae herba) fx 2

Answer 5

disseminates and facilitates the LU qi, calm wheezing, stop cough: for cough and wheezing due to wind-cold obstructing the LU
(mostly exterior condition ** wheezing fm a LU issue ** if it’s excess)

Question 6

ma huang (ephedrae herba) fx 3

Answer 6

promotes urination and reduces edema

• esp edema that accompanies an exterior condition
• • easier to flow if the top and bottom are open
• ** ma huang opens the top so fluids can go down (top vents the air out, open disperse LU so fluids can go down)

Question 7

ma huang (ephedrae herba) fx 4

Answer 7

warms and disperses cold pathogens
* useful for wind-damp painful obstruction and deep-rooted toxic sores without a head (cystic acne) stuck below the surface that is not coming out

Question 8

ma huang (ephedrae herba) prep

Answer 8

sheng ma huang - raw: induces sweating
zhi ma huang - prepared with honey: stops cough and asthma (cannot use for xu asthma)

*make sure patient isnt too xu

Question 9

gui zhi (cinnamoni ramulus): category

Answer 9

release the exterior

Question 10

gui zhi (cinnamoni ramulus): channels

Answer 10

tai yang - UB
wei - LU

HT

Question 11

gui zhi (cinnamoni ramulus): properties (taste & temp)

Answer 11

acrid sweet warm

Question 12

gui zhi (cinnamoni ramulus): contraindications

Answer 12

in cases of warm-heat pathogen diseases
yin xu with heat
heat in blood with vomit
(small dose for prego or excess menses)

Question 13

gui zhi (cinnamoni ramulus): fx 1

Answer 13

release the exterior & assists the yang

Question 14

gui zhi (cinnamoni ramulus): fx 2

Answer 14

warms and unblocks the channels and collaterals - able to get into smaller areas (twig)

Question 15

gui zhi (cinnamoni ramulus): fx 3

Answer 15

warms the yang and transforms thin mucus

*lack of transf due to yang xu with symptoms of edema with urinary dysfunction or dizziness & palpitations, HEART ISSUES

Question 16

gui zhi (cinnamoni ramulus): fx 4

Answer 16

assists the heart yang and unblocks the yang qi of the chest

SOB, chest pain, palpitations

Question 17

gui zhi (cinnamoni ramulus): fx 5

Answer 17

warms channels, vessels and collaterals —– removes painful obstruction

Question 18

gui zhi (cinnamoni ramulus): fx 6

Answer 18

warms middle and directs turbid yon downward

* for cold xu of the middle burner as in minor constructs the middle decoction (ciao jian zhong tang)

Question 19

ma huang tang

Answer 19

wind-cold excess

chief herbs is ma huang
deputy gui zhi
xing ren
zhi gan cao

Question 20

gui zhi tang

Answer 20

wind-cold xu

gui zhi +
bai shao +
sheng jiang + 
da zao -
zhi gan cao -

Question 21

wind-heat patterns

Answer 21

we say wei level cause it tends to do with heat

wei - most superfiial of the 4 levels from the wen bing theory

Question 22

exterior wind-heat patterns

Answer 22

using acrid and cool herbs

Question 23

wind-heat pattern s/s

Answer 23

fever & mild chills (fever predom)
more sweat
swollen red painful throat (sore throat)
thirst, dry throat and cough 
H/E
body aches 
yellow secretions 
red eye
measles, rashes

Question 24

wind-heat channels

Answer 24

LU

LV

Question 25

bo he (menthae haplocalycis herba) : mint

Answer 25

channels LU LV

properties: acrid and cooling

Question 26

bo he (menthae haplocalycis herba) characteristics

Answer 26

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Question 27

bo he (menthae haplocalycis herba) contraindications

Answer 27

can deplete qi (upright correct qi)

do not use with patient with profuse sweating or ascendant LV yang